The political force awakens as same old political stars play their Jedi mind tricks on the electorate

February’s ballot box office blockbuster will feature the same old political stars after trying their Jedi mind tricks on the electorate, writes Shaun Connolly.

THE Force Awakens, but in the grotty flea-pit that is the Irish political multiplex we are still stuck with Attack of the Clones.

In a galaxy far, far too close, the same old characters are going to trot out the same old lines, with promises of the same implausible scenarios.